Press Releases

Rep. Waters Condemns Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Amid COVID-19

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, condemned anti-Asian hate crimes amid COVID-19 and issued the following statement:

Rep. Waters Statement on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Rep. Waters Votes to Impeach Donald Trump for Second Time

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement after casting her vote to impeach President Donald J. Trump for a second time.

Waters Sends Letter to Chair Lofgren Calling for Investigation into Capitol Police Response to Insurrection, Outlines December Call With Chief Sund

Rep. Waters Slams Republican Attempts to Subvert American Democracy, says Joe Biden will be President and Kamala Harris will be Vice President on January 20

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement condemning Republican efforts to overturn election results and affirming that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be President and Vice President at noon, January 20, 2020.

Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Prepare to Protest Election Results

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement in advance of the proud boys, oath keepers, other white supremacists and right-wing extremists' January 6 descent on Washington, D.C.

Waters Statement on Trump Call to Georgia Secretary of State

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement following the release of President Trump's phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the President suggested, pressured, and encouraged Raffensperger to take various actions to help overturn President-elect Biden's and Vice President-elect Harris' victory in the state of Georgia.

Waters Slams Trump Administration Appointees for Promoting Strategies to Infect Americans with COVID-19 Through Herd Immunity

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services and member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, issued the following statement after Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Chair of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, released evidence that Trump Administration appointees promoted herd immunity.